Questo Mondo Fascista

George Rouault

Dead Eddie

Coffee Portrait

Burlap

Bella

Carved Image

Texture Study

Redhead

Bad Dreams

Franklin & San Fran

Burgers and Fries

Watercolor Study

Ivan Bronston is a Spirit Animal

Rubio

Turkish Coffee

Frightened of the Surface

Seuss Portrait

Bloody Knee Study

Welcome

Carolina

Portrait

The Artist Stands Outside

Hard Travelin’

Self Portrait

Green Eye, Red Lips

No Saint

Blue

Pizza Witch

Luna

Catherine

Frightened of the Surface

2013 – current

Listed chronologically, this experimental collection of portraits and self portraitsresults from my interest intexture, luminosity, and found object. Why heavy texture appeals to me wasn’t always apparent. It took a lot of experimenting, painting, and living to figure out what this was all about. A girl and my childhood experience with the ocean helped me to understand my motivations. I am terrified of the ocean. I swim in it, however, whenever I get the chance. What frightens me most is not knowing what’s underneath. We see only the surface level of the vast ocean. I want to dive beneath and explore every current and alcove. I can’t, though. The ocean restricts me to its surface. Being left on the surface level of people terrifies me, as well. I have a deep need to connect and understand people. To see those cracks in character and abrasions of the surface. I hope my portraits are left exposed by their texture.